2 challenges, 1 layout

I have been feeling super, super "scrappy" this weekend and I have more time today to be scrappy...love these lazy weekends :-)

Today I am playing along with 2 challenges: The Studio Challenges and These are a Few of my Favorite Things. The Studio Challenges is having a sketch challenge, with the smaller challenge of using handmade embellishments. TAAFOMFT is asking that we scrap one of our favorite games. I combined the two to make this:

I just hope putting together puzzles counts as a game. I think it does, though...

And here are some close-ups of some of my handmade embellishments. I don't do a lot of the handmade thing, but this was pretty fun, so I may try to start incorporating my own embellies into my projects a bit more.

Thanks for stopping by...have a nice day!

Polka Dot ♥♥♥

Hey, all!

I hope your Saturday is going well! I actually scrapped for fun this morning...I figured I will work on my scrappy projects that have a deadline tomorrow...a little procrastination can sometimes get the creative juices flowing {I hope} :o)

Here is what I created today:

I love the new luggage that Eric got me for Christmas so much that I had to scrap pictures of it...Weird? Maybe so. Hee! But seriously, the luggage is hot pink and it has polka dots...it was made for me!

I also knew exactly what products I wanted to use to scrap these pictures: Toni's blooms! Her Gumdrop Embellishment Kit was made for this layout. The colors are so fun and vibrant and who doesn't love that fun pink and white polka dot ribbon?!?! Stop by her Etsy shop to see all her lovely, scrappy goodness. And I promise she did not pay me to promote her store...I just think her stuff is totally fun.

Thanks for dropping by today. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Punky Scraps Challenge #5

Hey, all!

Happy, happy weekend! Yayyyyy! :)

The last challenge of the month is up now at Punky Scraps. This challenge asks you to make a layout inspired by the quote that is posted on the site. Here is my take:
The tag pulls out and contains some hidden journaling...a message that I wrote to myself :)

Hop on over to Punky Scraps to see the quote and the rest of the wonderful ladies' interpretations of the challenge.

Butterfly Madness

Good morning, everyone!

This weekend I channeled my inner Elizabeth Kartchner. I am a particularly big fan of her trademark style of layering butterflies and tickets and I thought that I would give it a try. I don't pull it off nearly as well as she does, but I thought it was a good jumping off point. I used her beautiful layout, found here, as my inspiration. Here is what I came up with:I was also excited to finally play with some of my new Christmas presents: The Indie Girl line by Sassafras and that sweet Martha Stewart butterfly punch. I LOVE this punch...and think I am becoming a bit butterfly-obsessed...I went somewhat butterfly crazy this weekend...you'll see what I mean in the coming months, but maybe they'll be spaced out enough that you won't be able to tell ;-)

And...don't forget about the fun Core'dinations giveaway, going on here.

Thanks for stopping by...have a lovely week!

CS #139 and a Giveaway Opportunity!

Hey, all!

Since I have a long weekend, I figured I could waste a day being crafty...and since it's Sunday, that means I got the chance to play along with Creative Scrappers right away. Here is a layout that literally took me about 15 minutes to make:

Do you love that paper? It's the new Sassafras Paper Crush collection. I was lucky enough to win it in one their blog giveaways. It came in the mail yesterday and I had to use it immediately.

Speaking of giveaways...I wanted to tell you about a sweet giveaway that is going on at Core'dinations. Core'dinations is actually giving away FIFTY of their new paper packs. Click here to see the packs up for grabs and to enter. Entries are being accepted from now until January 21st.

Thanks for popping by!

Punky Scraps Challenge #4

Hey, all! I am here to share my take on the newest challenge over at Punky Scraps. It is a sketch challenge. Here is my layout:

These pictures were taken at the Marine Corps Marathon. These guys actually ran the MCM 10K. The race was on Halloween, so they decided to dress up as The Avengers :)

Bounce on over to Punky Scraps to see the sketch and what the other ladies did with it.

Don't forget, this month's prize is the Tree Love Collection from Nikki Silvis!

Thanks for stopping by!

A scraplift...

Hey, all!

I have a quick new layout to share with you...it is a scraplift of Lisa Dickinson's wonderful layout "9 months," which can be found in the August 2010 issue of Scrapbook Trends Magazine.

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy the work week!

December Daily Wrap-Up

FINALLY! I finished my December Daily! Better late than never, right?!

I will spare you all the boring pictures and just share a few of my December Daily faves:
This project was great for me because I'm not big on journaling. However, I tried to do a little journaling on almost every page...baby steps, I guess!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a nice weekend. :)

To see all my December Daily posts, click here.

Punky Scraps CHallenge #3

Hey, all! Happy Friday!

I have a new layout to share with you. It's for the newest challenge over at Punky Scraps. I gotta say, this layout is far from my best work, but oh well, here it is:
Hop on over to Punky Scraps to play along. The winner this month gets the Tree Love Collection from Nikki Silvis...sweet, right?!?

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERIC!

I just want to quickly wish my Mr. Amazing a very happy 28th birthday. I'm not usually very mushy, but I do want him to know that he means the world to me...He's the star of many of my layouts, so if you read my blog occasionally, you should already know that he is crazy, goofy, silly and the most fun to be around. I have had the best time with him over the last 5 1/2 years and I'm looking forward to the future to make more fun (ridiculous?) memories. I am so, so, so lucky to have him in my life.

I already gave Eric a list this morning of 28 reasons why I love him and I made a special layout just for him with the list on it {Ha! Now he'll have to figure out what to do with it ;o)}:

January Scrapstreet

Hey, everyone!

I hope you all had a fabulous, fabulous new year celebration!

I wanted to quickly re-share 2 layouts that I have in the January issue of Scrapstreet Magazine:

For the "Pack in the Photos" article:

For the "Easy Street" article:

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Top Ten in Twenty-Ten

Hey, all! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful holiday season and that your Christmas was fabulous! This will probably be my last post of 2010, so I figured that I would share my favorite layouts from the past year. I always love when other people do this because I find it so interesting to see what my favorite scrappers consider to be their best work. So, here are my top ten in no particular order...enjoy!

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Thanks for stopping by....have a safe and happy New Year!

Chef Eric

Hey, everyone!

I have a quick layout to share with you:

Isn't he the cutest cook? ;o)

Thanks for stopping by...have a happy holidays!!

Christmas Ornaments

Hey, everyone!

For the past few days, Just C & S has been posting fun ideas for Christmas. For my project I made 2 personalized Christmas ornaments. I make a personalized Christmas ornament every year...it's sort of my own little tradition. Here they are:

Thanks for stopping by!

Punky Scraps Challenge #2

Hey, all!

Happy Friday!

The newest challenge is posted at Punky Scraps. The challenge: scrap a layout about what makes you special. Here is mine:

I am special because I give away everything I am thinking with just one look. I am an open book. That's not always a good thing, but it's me!

Head over to Punky Scraps and check out the other awesome layouts...and link your own layout to the Punky Scraps sidebar for your chance to win an awesome mystery box.

December Daily Foundation Pages 21 - 24

Yes...that's right....only 21-24 because I still haven't made my foundation page for day #25. In good news, though, I am completely up-to-date on my December Daily for this year. Hopefully that streak will keep up :o)

Here are the rest of my foundation pages:

Thanks for stopping by!!

For my December Daily cover, click here.
For foundation pages 1-5, click here.
For foundation pages 6-10, click here.
For foundation pages 11-15, click here.

For foundation pages 16-20, click here.

Punky Scraps - Challenge 1

Good morning, all!

The first challenge is posted at Punky Scraps and it's a fun one!! It's a "recipe" challenge, so we had to use at least 3/5 items prescribed. The items we could pick from were buttons, white cardstock, cardboard, ribbon and paint. And because I love a good challenge, I used them all:I love finding ways to use up my HUGE ribbon stash :)

Go check out the other girls' fabulous layouts here and don't forget to link up your entry to win a box full of fabulous goodies at the end of the month!

SOTB - Cupcake Liners

Hey, everyone! I am a little late in posting this one...

Scrap Outside the Box has their December challenge up right now. The challenge: use cupcake liners on your layout. Here is what I came up with:

The flowered circles are actually cupcake liners...I've had a couple people ask me how the gluten-free cucpakes were...they were actually pretty good. I don't have to eat gluten-free, as no one in my family has food allergies, but I do like to experiment with different things and see how things taste...Check out Elana's Pantry for some fun gluten-free recipes.

This month you definitely want to play along with SOTB. The winner of this month's challenge gets a gift card to iTunes!

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your day!

*No patterned paper?!?!*

Hey, all!

A new challenge is posted up at Just C & S today and I got to come up with the challenge prompt. My challenge to you: create a layout without using patterned paper. It's harder than you might think! I had a difficult time with it...

Here is what I came up with:
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your week.

CS #132

Hello, everyone!

I finally got to scrap for fun! It's been awhile since I've been able to be crafty. I just recently procured the Crate Paper "Snow Day" collection and have been dying to use it. Gosh, I love Crate Paper. I also used sketch #132 from Creative Scrappers for my layout, although, I gotta say that I have many projects that I have made that could apply to this sketch...I love gridded layouts. Anywho, here is my layout:

It seems like it is becoming a tradition for me to make a layout about trimming the tree, as I did an almost identical layout last year. We even took pictures with some of the same ornaments!

As always, thanks for stopping by! Hope your work week goes well...

December Daily Foundation Pages 16 - 20

Hey, everyone...Happy Friday! Yay! :o)

I have more of my December Daily Foundation pages to share...since it's December, I will start showing completed pages soon... Thanks for stopping by...have a nice weekend!

For my December Daily cover, click here.

For foundation pages 1-5, click here.

For foundation pages 6-10, click here.

For foundation pages 11-15, click here.

December ScrapStreet

Hello, everyone! Happy December!! Can you believe that it is December already? I can't...the year is just flying by...

The December issue of ScrapStreet Magazine is posted today. I am lucky enough to have one layout published in it this month...it's one that I made last year right around this time: Find the full article here. I love going through ScrapStreet...I find it so inspirational...I always find new layouts I want to scraplift and new techniques I want to try.

Another fun place to check out today: Practical Scrappers. They have some fun December Daily projects highlighted and I was lucky enough to be asked if they could feature one of my pages.

Have a lovely (and warm...if possible!) week!